This could be interesting. Rookie running back CJ Donaldson is expected to come up from the New Orleans Saints practice squad for Week 1's road game with the Detroit Lions, reports Nick Underhill for NewOrleans.Football. While the Saints will have Travis Etienne Jr. and Kendre Miller in the lineup, veteran rusher Alvin Kamara is questionable to play and Audric Estime has been preemptively ruled out with a thigh injury. This would be one of three times the Saints can elevate Donaldson from the practice squad before they're required to promote him to the 53-man roster.
Donaldson is a bigger back, listed at 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds, and the Saints took time to figure out what he could do during the preseason and training camp by moving him around the formation as a fullback and halfback. That's a role he's familiar with dating back to his time in college with Ohio State and West Virginia. We know that rookie tight end Oscar Delp isn't playing in Week 1 due to a hamstring injury so maybe Donaldson does more than take some handoffs in short-yardage situations. He could get some opportunities to pave the way as a lead blocker and stand up blitzing defenders in the backfield.
But that doesn't mean he won't get some carries. Even if Etienne is going to take the lion's share of rushing attempts, Kamara isn't likely to see many touches if he does get the green light, being so soon removed from a preseason knee injury. Miller has missed 30 of his 51 possible games with New Orleans because of injuries. It makes sense to have Donaldson available in case of an emergency, if for no other reason than to keep Kamara from being rushed into some unfavorable situations.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Report: Rookie RB to be called up from Saints practice squad vs. Lions

#rookie #squad #injury

The Miami Heat were among the teams Ben Simmons was interested in joining before agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Sacramento Kings. But the Heat reportedly passed on signing him despite their current priority of adding point guard depth.
According to Ira Winderman, the veteran senior writer with the Sun Sentinel, the Miami Heat turned down Ben Simmons because he is no longer a proven win-now player.
"At a certain point, a team in win-now mode has to draw a valuation line between players who can be developed/reclaimed and those needed to be able to contribute in the moment, without questions of whether they are healthy enough or still skilled enough."
"In the development bucket, the Heat have Ryan Conwell, Myron Gardner, Tre Donaldson and even, still, Nikola Jovic and Pelle Larsson. So adding an unknown quantity would have meant going without, say, a Nick Richards or Klay Thompson or Tim Hardaway Jr," Winderman explained in his latest report.
"The Kings make all the sense for Ben Simmons, and he makes all the sense for them. There is no pressure to produce in Sacramento, but rather to begin a potential climb back to relevance."

#sacramento #kings #winderman

JACKSONVILLE — Ty Sims got his first collegiate interception with Jacksonville State football on Saturday.
With time winding down in the first quarter, Sims extended and grabbed an interception at the 10-yard line. He stumbled to the ground before getting up and returning the pick 84 yards to the Gamecocks ' five-yard line, after almost getting in the end zone.
The return was called back due to a block in the back but the Gamecocks were able to march down the field as Caden Creel found Jamill Williams for the third time on Saturday, this time a 30-yard connection. The Gamecocks led 21-0 with 11:30 left in the second quarter before the game entered a weather delay.
Sims was an all-state selection at Gadsden City, scoring five touchdowns and seven tackles on the year. He appeared in the North Dakota State game but did not record any stats.
Maxwell Donaldson covers high school sports, Jax State athletics, the outdoors in Alabama and more for the Gadsden Times and USA TODAY Network. Find him on Twitter/X _Max_Donaldson and contact him at MDonaldsonusatodayco.com.

#saturday #first

Australia head coach Les Kiss made a change at flyhalf on Friday and restored Harry Wilson to the captaincy for Saturday's second rugby test against Argentina in Mendoza.
Ben Donaldson will start a test in the No. 10 jersey for the first time in 2026, replacing Carter Gordon, who has overcome an injury but moves to the bench.
Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will combine at center for the 17th time in 26 tests but the first time under Kiss. Ikitau missed the first test due to injury and Suaalii started that match on the bench.
Australia won the first test 27-21 and will be looking for a fifth straight win and its first series sweep in Argentina.
In other backline changes, Filipo Daugunu returns on the left wing in place of Harry Potter, combining with winger Max Jorgensen and fullback Tom Wright, who will play his 50th test.

#test #first #australia

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You might have more in common with billionaires than you think.
"It's funny, talking about my personal finances, because no one ever believes anything I say," said YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, more well-known as MrBeast, to the Wall Street Journal earlier this year (1). "I have negative money right now, I'm borrowing money. That's how little money I have."
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#Gold #jimmy

Lori Loughlin returned to Instagram seven years after deleting her account with help from her Full House costars
Her costars, including John Stamos and the late Bob Saget, appeared in a playful video welcoming her back
Loughlin deleted her account in 2019 after pleading guilty to charges related to her daughters' college admissions fraud
When Lori Loughlin made her return to Instagram seven years after deleting her account, she got by with a little help from her Full House costars — including the late Bob Saget.
Loughlin, 62, announced her return to the social platform on Monday, Aug. 31, with a video in which she channels her Full House character Becky Donaldson — a co-anchor on Wake Up, San Francisco.

#Instagram

Lori Loughlin is back on Instagram, and she's got some hands to hold onto with her former costars by her side.
The "Full House" alum, 62, made her long-awaited return to the social media platform on Monday, Aug. 31, for the first time since serving time in prison in connection with the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.
Loughlin returned via a joint Instagram post with five of her former "Full House" costars: Dave Coulier, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and John Stamos.
The video began with the stars, each recording from separate locations, looking into the camera one after another and saying, "Wake up, San Francisco!" On "Full House," Loughlin's character, Rebecca Donaldson, cohosts a morning show by that name with Bob Saget's Danny Tanner.
The video, which also features "Full House" star Scott Weinger and archival footage of Saget's Danny Tanner, then cuts to Loughlin mouthing along to an old audio clip of herself on the series, saying, "Hi, I'm Rebecca Donaldson, and I'm welcoming myself back to the show. Welcome back, Becky! Why, thank you, Becky."

#rebecca

You might have more in common with billionaires than you think.
"It's funny, talking about my personal finances, because no one ever believes anything I say," said YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, more well-known as MrBeast, to the Wall Street Journal earlier this year. "I have negative money right now, I'm borrowing money. That's how little money I have."
The YouTuber is worth approximately $2.6 billion; much of that comes from equity in his $5 billion company, Beast Industries.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP

#billion #donaldson #street #journal

You might have more in common with billionaires than you think.
"It's funny, talking about my personal finances, because no one ever believes anything I say," said YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, more well-known as MrBeast, to the Wall Street Journal earlier this year. "I have negative money right now, I'm borrowing money. That's how little money I have."
The YouTuber is worth approximately $2.6 billion; much of that comes from equity in his $5 billion company, Beast Industries.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP

#street

High school football is back in the Gadsden area starting this week and the action is starting up on Thursday night.
The AHSAA season will start on Aug. 20 with five games in the Gadsden area before 14 games on Friday, Aug. 21, with Week 0 action. Six teams will start their season on Thursday, with one more final jamboree included before a full slate on Friday night as most of the area kicks off.
Thursday's slate is headlined by Gaston traveling over to Spring Garden, where The Gadsden Times will be covering. On Friday, Collinsville hosts Sylvania and Maxwell Donaldson will be at Gadsden City's opener with Oxford as the **** ans get back to the top classification.
The season runs through October before the playoffs start in November. The AHSAA Football championships are December 1-5 in Mobile, one of many changes this season. The biggest shakeup was the public-private split and ensuing fallout that created two classes and got rid of 7A.
Keep up with coverage closer to kick off on Thursday and Friday.

#thursday #season #area

As the leading lady in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," Marilyn Monroe became one of the most famous blondes in movie history. Few stars have a signature look that's quite as iconic as Monroe's — from her makeup to her fashion sense to, of course, her blonde bob. Interestingly, though, the star went through a stunning transformation to become the Marilyn Monroe everyone recognizes. While it may be hard to believe, before she found her signature look, Monroe wasn't a natural blonde bombshell. What might be even harder to believe? She may have looked better as a brunette.
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Before the Marilyn Monroe persona and the look that came along with it were born, she was known as Norma Jean Mortenson, a brunette from Los Angeles with a difficult childhood. Dreams of stardom led Monroe to Blue Book Model Agency, where she was reportedly encouraged to give her hair a total makeover, removing her widow's peak and, of course, bleaching it blonde. From there, Monroe's blonde locks went on to become some of the most famous blonde locks ever. Yet looking at photos of her before the change shows that she looked striking with her natural brown waves, too. It's easy to see why some may have thought that the light brunette shade Monroe had wouldn't make her stand out in a crowd quite the way her blonde hair ultimately did, but it gave her a softer, warmer look.
Read more: Rose Kennedy Schlossberg: The Facts About JFK's Eldest Grandchild
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#blonde #donaldson #blondes

Funeral arrangements have been made for Anthony Lake, the former Hendersonville offensive coordinator and quarterback who died on July 26, according to his obituary.
Hendersonville football coach James Beasley confirmed to The Tennessean on July 27 that Lake had died. Lake was 54.
A visitation will be held Aug. 2 from 1-3 p.m. at Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation Center, according to the obituary. Lake's celebration of life will take place immediately afterwards from 3-5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lake is survived by his wife, Heather; his children Chase (Shawnna) Lake and Ashelyn Lake; his mother, Sharon Lake; his father, Ed (Lori) Lake and his sister Jennifer (Travis) Donaldson.
Lake was a longtime Hendersonville ***** istant who served most recently as the Commandos' offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. He led his alma mater to the 1988 TSSAA football Class AAA state semifinals. Hendersonville finished with a 10-4 record and a region championship under the late legendary coach Bill Derrick that year.

#hendersonville #funeral #july #home

Michigan basketball managed to hold onto most of its roster, but not everyone chose to stay in Ann Arbor under new head coach Mike Boynton Jr.
The Wolverines lost one player to the transfer portal in backup point guard LJ Cason, who had torn his ACL in the Illinois game this past season. Expected to be out for the majority, if not all, of the upcoming season, Cason was going to redshirt for the maize and blue before the NCAA's five-for-five ruling came down. But when Dusty May left Michigan for the NBA, Cason was the last player to decide if he was staying or going, and ultimately chose to leave.
Cason entered the transfer portal, and on Tuesday, he ultimately opted to go to Miami, as reported by Rivals' Joe Tipton.
Cason is the second player in as many years to leave Ann Arbor for Coral Gables. Starting point guard in May's first season coaching the maize and blue, Tre Donaldson, also transferred to the Hurricanes.
A huge spark off the bench, Cason was expected to be the starting point guard of the future for the Wolverines. He improved from scoring 4.3 points per game as a true freshman to 8.4 points per game in his sophomore year. He has three years of eligibility remaining now that five-for-five is enacted.

#point #wolverines

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An injury crisis in Australia's flyhalf ranks has resulted in Declan Meredith being selected to make his test debut for the Wallabies in the Nations Championship test against Six Nations **** list France on Saturday.
Meredith, a 27-year-old playmaker from Cairns in far north Australia who linked up with the Canberra-based Brumbies in 2023, will be the sixth different player to start a rugby test at No. 10 for Australia since July of last year.
Injuries to Carter Gordon, who started in last week's 33-31 loss to Ireland, and Ben Donaldson, who went on as a replacement and missed a late penalty goal that could have won the game, mean Meredith will join Brumbies teammate Ryan Lonergan in yet another halves pairing for the Wallabies.
In the last 12 months, Noah Lolesio, Tom Lynagh, James O'Connor, Tane Edmed and Gordon have been the starting playmaker for Australia.
Jock Campbell, who started at fullback last week in his first test in four years, will move to the bench as cover for Nos. 10 and 15, with Tom Wright returning at fullback in the only other change to the Wallabies' starting XV.

To paraphrase and twist the line, Jacksonville State shows why there's no crying or whining in college football.

The Gamecocks won nine games in their first two FBS seasons under former head man Rich Rodriguez, and took home the Conference USA championship in dominant fashion.

But before last season, RichRod left for West Virginia and took several of the 24 players who transferred - mostly key ones - with him.

Jacksonville State was starting over.
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Charles Kelly had never been a head coach, serving for years as a big-time defensive coordinator for several major programs.

He came in with a roster with an almost all new starting 22, and it would've been totally forgivable if the program took a major step back to regroup.

Nine wins, a return to the Conference USA Championship, and the second bowl win in three years.
This year's team needs a bunch of reworking and retooling, but ... whatever.

The challenges for this year's Gamecock team is nothing compared to what this program has overcome to get three straight nine-win FBS seasons in three years.
Head Coach: Charles Kelly (2nd year, 9-5)

Padraig Harrington repeated as U.S. Senior Open champion, shooting a 4-under 66 on July 5 to defeat runner-up Stewart Cink by four strokes at Scioto Country Club in Upper Arlington.
Harrington, who also won the tournament in 2022 and 2025, began the day one stroke behind Cink but got off to a fast start with birdies on the first two holes. He finished with five birdies in the round and was 12 under for the tournament.
Harrington received the winner's share of $800,000. Cink, who shot a 71 on July 5 to finish at 8 under, received $432,000 for finishing second.
Behind Cink were George McNeill at 6 under, Ian Poulter at 5 under and Retief Goosen, Paul Stankowski and Jamie Donaldson at 4 under.
See the final scoreboard here.

The backdrop is dramatic, and the timing divine. As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, a host of veterans will battle it out on Golf Channel as part of the inaugural Liberty Cup.
The event, held at Liberty National Golf Club on July 4, will feature some of the best veteran golfers from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard, coordinated through the Veteran Golf ***** ociation.
Among the special guests who took part in the event are Urban Meyer, John Smoltz, Gary Sheffield, Josh Donaldson, Ron Harper and John Starks.
The taped event will receive national attention with a two-hour Golf Channel special airing from 3-5 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 4. Featuring reporting and storytelling from Brandel Chamblee, Damon Hack and Jimmy Roberts, the broadcast will go beyond the competition itself, spotlighting the veterans who earned their place in the field and showcasing how the VGA uses golf to enrich the lives of veterans and their families.
The Veteran Golfers ***** ociation has grown into the nation’s largest competitive golf community for veterans and their families, serving more than 46,000 members across the country. Through more than 2,500 local tournaments each year, as well as regional championships and national events, the nonprofit organization provides opportunities for competition, camaraderie and connection, bringing together veterans of all eras and branches through a shared passion for golf.

SYDNEY (AP) — Flyhalf Sam Prendergast kicked a conversion with three minutes left, after replacement forward Thomas Clarkson scored a try, to give Ireland a 33-31 victory Saturday over Australia in their Nations Championship opener.
At a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium, the Wallabies led 24-19 at halftime after early tries by Dylan Pietsch and Jock Campbell. But the Irish stayed in touch through touchdowns from Cian Prendergast and Josh van der Flier, with Jamison Gibson-Park scoring a try on halftime to keep them in the match.
After the lead had changed seven times in the 10-try match, Ben Donaldson had the chance to give Australia the winning points, but he pushed a penalty attempt wide from more than 40 meters in the final seconds.
The match marked the start of the end of Joe Schmidt's coaching era at the Wallabies and close to the beginning of the Les Kiss era. Under Schmidt, Australia was winless in its tour to Britain late last year and was on a four-match losing streak.
Schmidt will stay on for two further Nations Championship tests against France in Brisbane next Saturday and vs. Italy in Perth on July 18. Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.

Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev didn’t know the most popular YouTuber in the world until recently.

Yakhyaev has drawn plaudits with a series of impressive finishes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, fans also noticed similarities between Yakhyaev and YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast.
Yakhyaev recently revealed that he had no idea who MrBeast was before he caught wind of the online comparisons following his knockout win over Raffael Cerqueira at UFC Qatar this past November. After checking out MrBeast, Yakhyaev doesn’t think he looks like the YouTuber and isn’t enjoying the comparisons.

He even jokes that MrBeast needs to shave off his mustache, telling Red Corner MMA, “To be honest with you, I didn’t even know who he was. But after the fight in Qatar, when they started making those comparisons, I checked him out and found out that he’s some vlogger who’s popular on YouTube… I don’t think I look like him. People just imagine things. He needs to remove his mustache, I think… Not really [enjoying the comparison].”

Yakhyaev has finished nine of his 10 career wins so far, going past the first round only twice. The unbeaten Turkish light heavyweight has a combined fight time of 3:33 minutes in his three UFC wins so far.